Designed to summon ones inner strength, and to conjure up the feeling of courage. Made with the jaw of an opossum, and the flight and tail feathers of a conure, as well as a few glass beads. The fight of the possum, the beauty and song of the conure.
Raccoon Talisman
Raccoon Talisman
Raccoon hanging wall charm, This piece is made from the jaw of a raccoon as well as a raccoon tail, it is also decorated with buckskin leather and several disc bone beads. The jaws are wrapped in artificial sinew and it hangs from hemp cord.
Raccoon is a symbol of purity, although modern ideas of them are typically thieves or vermin. Raccoon are drawn to water and eat small fish and invertebrates. They only hunt in the cleanest waters as many invertebrates need healthy water to live in. They are also considered a creature of all elements, air land and water since they are comfortable on all three levels, in trees at rivers and on the ground.
Token of Balance
Token of Balance
A charm to keep ones life in balance. This is an important and ever occurring theme I keep in most of my totems. The dark needs the light, the hunter needs fresh meat, all pleasures come with some pain, all Life leads to death. This is meant to keep all forces, "good" and "evil" in check. As well as to keep the possessor grounded and bring clarity to Life's trials. You don't appreciate joy, if you've never known sorrow. There is no light, without shadows. You cannot live without killing. This one is fashioned from the rib bones of a white-tail deer, fang of a coyote.
Winter's Blessing
Winter's Blessing
This piece is meant to bring fortune to the creatures that fight to survive the upcoming winter. It is to bring fertility to the quarry so that food is plentiful in the spring. Wrapped rose vines, bone beads, tea stained deer rib section, antler tine, buffalo incisors, rabbit pelt, cow hide, and a macrame stone.
Retreat for Winter
Retreat for Winter
This is s prop blade that would be used to tell stories reminiscing or in honor of the winter months. The handle is made of dried vines from a rose bush there is a piece of white fur wrapped in leather representing the animals that take on the season. the "blade" is made of a cow horn and there is also a few pieces of buckhide.
Wolf Talisman
Wolf Talisman
This is a charm made to honor the spirit of the Wolf. A strong leader, a loyal companion, an intelligent problem solver, and a compassionate heart. The wolf protects it's own, but is is a fierce warrior and strikes fear into it's advisories and quarry. Wolves have many admirable traits, this is meant to remind us of these traits daily to reflect those attributes to our lives. It is made using the vertebrae and ribs of a wolf, a set of stained teeth from a buffalo, as well as several bone beads. It's wrapped with hemp and has a hand wrapped feather.
Raccoon Fetish
Raccoon Fetish
Raccoon ornament composed of a skull, neck vertebrae, and partial hide of a raccoon. The 3 feathers on the skull and hanging with the stone signify the earth, air, and water, all of which are associated with Raccoon. The vertebrae is tied onto the hide using leather lace, and a strip of leather. There are also various bone, wooden, and clay beads. It is meant to truth to One's mind, and to identify treachery in our social lives. Designed to banish trickery others may bring, by keeping us one step ahead of our deceivers.
Amethyst Raccoon
Amethyst Raccoon
Wall talisman to honor the Raccoon, it features the forearm (ulna and radius, fused) two ribs, and vertebrae from a raccoon as well as a raccoon tail. The two rib bones are decorated with amethyst, and there is also a large amethyst stone wrapped in sinew. There are also a few black feathers, glass beads, and cockle shells on either side to add to the aesthetic effect. They are attached to a piece of suede to hold all the different components together.